Monopterus

Monopterus
Asian Swamp Eel (M. albus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Genus: Monopterus
Lacepède, 1800

Monopterus /mənˈɒptərəs/ is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia (one species, M. boueti, is native to Africa). Two species, M. eapeni and M. roseni, live in caves.

Species

The 13 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Monopterus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. 1 2 Bailey, R.M. & Gans, C. (1998). "Two new synbranchid fishes, Monopterus roseni form Peninsular India and M. desilvai from Sri Lanka." Occ. Pap. Mus. Univ. Michigan 726: 1-18.
  3. Gopi, K.C. (2002). "A new Synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kerala, Peninsular India." Records of Zoological Survey of India 100.1-2: 137-143.
  4. Britz, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana (2011). "Monopterus ichthyophoides, a new species of scaled swamp eel (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from Mizoram, India." Zootaxa 2936: 51-58.

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